Preparation

Preheat the oven to 300°. Line a 9 by 13 by 2-inch casserole dish with aluminum foil. Sprinkle the catfish with salt and arrange the fillets in the casserole dish.

Make the basting sauce by mixing the ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, butter and onion. Pour the sauce over the fish and bake until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 20 to 25 minutes. Baste the fish, with the sauce in the pan, every 10 minutes as it bakes. Remove the fish from the oven and using pancake turners, carefully transfer the fish to a serving platter. Garnish with lemon slices and serve.

Really easy to make and delicious! This one is going to become a staple to my regular dinner menus. I can't keep it in the pan long enough to cool down when I serve this dish. I served it with Paula's recipe for simmered collard greens and hash-brown casserole and all of them were huge hits. I was told several times, sometimes with each bite, but everyone at the table just how good everything was.

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Saucy Catfish Recipe by Paula Deen

3 ratings

EasyLevel

30 MIN10 Prep + 20 Cook

4Servings

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Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs catfish, (4 fillets)

2 teaspoons salt

1/2 cup ketchup

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1 tablespoon yellow mustard

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar

1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

1/2 cup sweet onion, chopped

1 lemon, sliced

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 300°. Line a 9 by 13 by 2-inch casserole dish with aluminum foil. Sprinkle the catfish with salt and arrange the fillets in the casserole dish.
Make the basting sauce by mixing the ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, butter and onion. Pour the sauce over the fish and bake until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 20 to 25 minutes. Baste the fish, with the sauce in the pan, every 10 minutes as it bakes. Remove the fish from the oven and using pancake turners, carefully transfer the fish to a serving platter. Garnish with lemon slices and serve.